What is the LILAC Toolkit? Who does it benefit?
Alice Swabey, Mount Royal College Library: The LILAC Toolkit is a freely available online database that contains a variety of instructional materials to support information literacy. The Toolkit items have been created by librarians and have been made available under a Creative Commons license, which means anyone is welcome to use and modify them to his or her own instructional needs. The Toolkit primarily benefits people engaged in information literacy-related teaching activities, and is meant to be used in conjunction with the resources licensed through the LHCADL initiative. What are some of the best information literacy tools you’ve come across? Alice: There are too many great things in the toolkit to single out just a few! The toolkit includes items in numerous formats, and on various topics. Some examples are assignments for assessing research skills, online streaming videos on the impact of information literacy programs on students, how-to guides for various citation styles and
